Stroke Risk

Start Warfarin, Have a Stroke?

12.20.2013 by Todd Neale Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Starting warfarin for preventing stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation appeared to be associated with a transiently increased risk of ischemic stroke before the preventive effects kicked in, a large case-control study showed. Compared with not taking any antithrombotics, initiating warfarin was associated with a greater […]

Special Diet Quells Genetic Risk of Stroke

08.13.2013 by Kristina Fiore Staff Writer, MedPage Today The Mediterranean diet may lower the risk of stroke in patients with a certain genetic variant that makes them susceptible to type 2 diabetes and metabolic troubles, researchers found. Patients with this specific polymorphism who stuck to the Mediterranean diet faced no more of a risk of […]